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University profile
Salford, United Kingdom
About
The University of Salford is a public university in Salford, Greater Manchester, around two kilometres from Manchester city centre, with roots in nineteenth-century technical institutes and a royal charter granted in 1967. It has an applied, industry-facing focus, known for media and creative production at its MediaCity campus beside the BBC and ITV, plus health sciences, engineering and the built environment.
At a glance
Rankings
#1186
QS World University Rankings 2027
801–1000
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
The main campus beside Peel Park and the River Irwell, home to the Clifford Whitworth Library, the New Adelphi building for art, design, music and performance, and the Science, Engineering and Environment building.
Visit websiteA campus within walking distance of Peel Park where health and social science courses are taught, including radiography, psychology, podiatry and prosthetics and orthotics facilities.
Visit websiteSomewhere to live
Single rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen in flats of two to four, next to the Frederick Road campus and popular with postgraduate, nursing and returning students; the price shown is the lowest published Bronze rate for September 2026 entry. · Frederick Road
The university's main partnered hall, offering en-suite rooms in flats of four to ten on the Peel Park campus; the price shown is the lowest published Bronze en-suite rate for September 2026 entry. · Peel Park
Funding
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
One application covers up to five universities, ranked in the order you prefer them.
A campus at Salford Quays alongside the BBC and ITV used for media, journalism, television and games courses.
Visit websitePrices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
